US7775486B2 - Webcam assembly with clamp and stand forms - Google Patents
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- Webcams video cameras that can be used to stream video onto the world-wide web, are popular add-ons for computer systems.
- the top center of the frame of a computer display is often a favorable location for a webcam. Accordingly, many webcams are sold with supports that attach to the top of a display. Such a webcam assembly is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,219,866 to Depay et al.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of a webcam assembly in a “stand” form in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the webcam assembly of FIG. 1 in its stand form.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the webcam assembly of FIG. 1 in a “clamp” form.
- FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of the webcam assembly of FIG. 1 in a “closed” form.
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a method for mounting the webcam assembly of FIG. 1 .
- the present invention provides a webcam support that can be transformed between a “stand” form and a “clamp” form.
- the support In its clamp form, the support can be used to clamp a webcam to a display; in its “stand” form, the support can be used to support the webcam on a horizontal surface and to select an elevation for the webcam.
- the invention thus provides for alternative webcam placements using a single-piece design so as to avoid the inconvenience and cost associated with separate parts.
- a webcam assembly AP 1 includes a webcam head 11 and a transformable support 13 .
- Webcam head 11 includes a lens, an imager, processing circuitry, and a USB cable 15 for connecting to a computer.
- Support 13 includes a neck 21 , an arm 23 , a base 25 , and a tail 27 .
- Webcam head 11 head is pivotably mounted in a neck 21 so that webcam head 11 can be panned to different angles in a horizontal plane.
- Neck 21 is pivotably connected to arm 23 so that webcam head 11 and neck 21 can be tilted vertically.
- Arm 23 is pivotably mounted to base 25 so that webcam head 11 can be elevated relative to base 25 .
- Base 25 is pivotably mounted to tail 27 so that base 25 and tail 27 can be pivoted away from each other.
- Arm 23 and tail 27 pivot relative to base 25 about the same pivot rod 29 , which defines a common pivot axis for arm 23 , base 25 , and tail 27 .
- Support 13 (and thus webcam assembly AP 1 ) can assume: 1) a stand form 31 , as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , a clamp form 33 , as shown in FIG. 3 , and a closed form 35 , as shown in FIG. 4 .
- arm 23 is substantially outside of a groove 37 in base 25 when support 13 is in its stand form and arm 23 is in an open pivot position with respect to base 25 .
- arm 23 is in a closed pivot position (adjacent base 25 ) and is disposed substantially within groove 37 .
- arm 23 is in its closed position and substantially within groove 37 .
- Tail 27 is in its closed pivot position against base 25 when support 13 is in its stand form 31 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ) and when support 13 is in its closed form 35 ( FIG. 4 ).
- tail is in an open pivot position away from base 25 . Movement of tail 27 from its closed position to the open position shown in FIG. 3 is against a spring force 39 .
- This spring force 39 allows base 25 and tail 27 to cooperatively clamp to a display frame or other object as is known in the art.
- Arm 23 , base, 25 , and tail 27 each include a respective pivot end (about pivot rod 29 ) and a respective distal end.
- Base 25 has a lip 41 at its distal end.
- the present invention provides a method ME 1 for setting up webcam assembly AP 1 .
- Step S 1 involves obtaining webcam assembly AP 1 including webcam head 11 , arm 23 , a base 25 , and a tail 27 .
- Step S 2 involves transforming the webcam between stand form 31 and a clamp form 33 .
- Step S 2 has “to clamp” and “to stand” branches, S 2 A and S 2 B, respectively.
- Branch S 2 A involves closing arm 23 , at substep S 3 , to a closed pivot position so that it is disposed substantially within groove 37 .
- tail 27 is opened (pivoted away from base 25 ) against spring force 39 .
- webcam assembly 11 is clamped to a display; in this condition, base 25 and tail 27 grip the display under spring force 39 .
- branch S 2 b begins with a substep of removing webcam assembly 11 from the display at substep S 6 ; step S 7 then follows. Otherwise, branch S 2 B begins with closing tail 27 as necessary so that it is in its closed pivot position with respect to base 25 at substep S 7 .
- support 13 is mounted on a horizontal surface. In this position, lip 41 of base 25 and tail 27 both touch the horizontal surface to provide a secure support for webcam head 11 .
- arm 23 is opened, i.e., pivoted away from base 25 so as to elevate webcam head 11 to a desired level above base 25 .
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